Definition of "unbundling" []

• The separate pricing of goods and services. (noun)

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• "They pioneered the concept of "unbundling" -- or charging for everything from seat assignments to greater leg room to refreshments -- so discounters are less reliant on base airfares to cover their costs."
• "Alexander Medvedev, deputy chief executive of Gazprom, told a group of foreign reporters yesterday that Russian and EU officials will conduct expert-level talks this month to help work out differences over the EU's plan, which includes a proposal to mandate "unbundling" -- the separation of transport from distribution and production."
• "It banned what was referred to as "unbundling" - the selling of record tracks, either physically or online - "other than in their original configuration"."